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Yijia Zhou, Hang Yu, Maohui Luo and Xiang Zhou
Thermal sensation prediction models can help to evaluate complex thermal environments and guide the environment conditioning strategy. However, most existing models are established basing on the thermal status of the entire human body or local body parts...
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Daniel Suarez-Riera, Luca Lavagna, Juan Felipe Carvajal, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Devid Falliano and Luciana Restuccia
Biochar, the solid sub-product of biomass pyrolysis, is widely considered an effective water retention material thanks to its porous microstructure and high specific surface area. This study investigates the possibility of improving both mechanical and r...
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Giacomo Cinieri, Zubair Ali Shah, Guido Marseglia and Maria Grazia De Giorgi
The research effort in the microcombustor field has recently increased due to the demand for high-performance systems in microelectromechanical and micro power generation devices. To address rising concerns about pollutants from fossil sources, zero-carb...
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Jeongmoo Huh and Ki Sun Park
This paper reports on the effect of structural materials on heat loss-associated propulsion performance degradation of monopropellant thrusters in the micro scale. In order to address the effect of fabrication materials on heat loss, propellant flow char...
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Chong Di, Brian Sulkow, Weigang Qiu and Shipeng Sun
The questing behaviors of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are largely regulated by environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and vegetation. While this relationship is relatively clear at the macro- and meso-spatial scales, it is inadequ...
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Olubimbola Oladimeji, Mohammad K. Najjar, Carlos A. P. Soares and Assed N. Haddad
Identifying factors influencing the viability of medium, small, and micro scale construction firms (MSMSCFs) is a crucial precursor in positioning such firms to aid economic and infrastructural development, especially in developing countries. This articl...
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Ali Javed, Chaitanya Krishna, Khawaja Ali, Muhammad Faheem Ud Din Afzal, Armin Mehrabi and Kimiro Meguro
Reinforced concrete (RC) frames are an integral part of modern construction as they resist both gravity and lateral loads in beams and columns. However, the construction methodologies of RC frames are vulnerable to non-engineering defects, particularly i...
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Georgios Kazakis and Nikos D. Lagaros
In multi-scale topology optimization methods, the analysis encompasses two distinct scales: the macro-scale and the micro-scale. The macro-scale refers to the overall size and dimensions of the structural domain being studied, while the micro-scale perta...
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Ming Lu and Qian Xie
Forecasting tourism volume can provide helpful information support for decision-making in managing tourist attractions. However, existing studies have focused on the long-term and large-scale prediction and scarcely considered high-frequency and micro-sc...
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Zhenlong Zhang, Xiaoping Yu, Yanzhen Hou, Tianhao Chen, Yun Lu and Honghu Sun
The concept of green and low-carbon development is integrated into territorial spatial planning and district control research. It is one of the systematic policy tools for emission reduction and carbon sequestration, greatly contributing to achieving the...
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